Chapter 442 A Gift
If Dave overlooked this incident, future transgressions would likely escalate, with others following suit. He didn’t need to wait for further provocations to take decisive action.
The worst part was that if such behavior escalated into malicious actions, it could endanger someone’s life—perhaps not Hera’s, but anyone the maid perceived as competition or a hindrance.
Dave was acutely aware of this risk, which is why he knew he had to address the issue promptly before it could spiral out of control.
Dave had seen countless wealthy men keep mistresses, and more often than not, those mistresses started as maids working for the family.
If he allowed the situation to continue unchecked, the maids might start believing they had a chance with him simply because he let them mistreat his woman.
This would only fuel their misguided hopes and deepen their delusions about him.
Besides, this was the first time he had ever been so enamored with a woman—falling in love and actively pursuing someone. Allowing anyone to bully her would be a direct insult to him. With his power and influence, it would be a waste not to use them to protect her.
Now that he had finally resolved the issue, all he could do was look at Hera with an apologetic gaze.
"I’ll take you upstairs to wash up and change clothes," Dave said, his voice heavy with remorse and shame.
Hera understood that it wasn’t Dave’s fault. It was likely his first time bringing a woman home, and this must have been the first instance where the maid felt threatened.
She probably believed that Dave would never bring anyone into his life, allowing her to take advantage of the situation and insert herself into his world.